Western Railroad Discussion > Mid-Week Action On The BNSF Lakeside Sub--A Bit Of Traction

It was a breezy partly cloudy day in Ritzville, WA on the BNSF Lakeside Sub. The high-low was 56-33 and rain failing to show, could sure use it. Traffic is at 15 trains since midnight with more on the way. Here are some trains from Tuesday, Wednesday and today, plus a bit of Traction.

3/21/2023

1. WB 320pm 3x4x1 Super coal train with BNSF 9095-9236-8504 on the point with DPU's.
2. Middle DPU's BNSF 5915-3769-6825-5??? on same train.
3. End DPU BNSF 5742 on same train.

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4. EB 343pm manifest train with BNSF 7534-6831 on the pull with no DPU.
5. EB 424pm empty oil train with BNSF 6906-5705-6362 on the point with no DPU.
6. WB 533pm "Z" train with BNSF 6323-7029-7176 on the pull with no DPU.

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7. Stacks on the roll in same train.
8. TOFC on the roll in same train.
9. More TOFC on the roll in same "Z".

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10. WB 549pm grain train with BNSF 4995-8361 on the point with DPU.
11. DPU NS 4390 on same train.

3/22/2023

12. WB 933am "Z" train with BNSF 7144-7746-4440 on the pull with no DPU.

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13. Stacks on the roll in same train.
14. TOFC on the roll in same "Z".

3/23/2023

15. WB 951am grain train with BNSF 9253 and Warbonnet 732 on the point with DPU.

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16. DPU BNSF 7589 on same train.
17. EB 1036am "V" train with BNSF 4242-6306 on the pull with no DPU.
18. Mostly clean old CR auto rack rolling in same train.

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19. Pacific Electric MTA 1801 at Watts Station in the 1950's. Any extra info welcomed. Ron Johnsen photo.
20. LATL H-3 1450 on it's Charter travels around the system in the 1950's. Any extra info welcomed. Jerry Squier photo.
21. San Francisco Muni PCC 1125 and company outside Subway construction near Mint and Church and Duboce in the early 1970's. Alan Weeks photo.

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22. OT--Los Aneles MTA bus 5003 at Western and Sunset in 1959. Any extra info welcomed. Ron Johnsen photo

That's it for today. Hope everyone has a great evening and tomorrow. Thanks so much for looking!

Larry
Ritzville, WA

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Nice variety—really like the solid EMD power on the head end of the coal train
Brian Stevens

Posted from iPhone

Thanks Brian for your comments, always appreciated.

Larry

Louisville Section - have to pick up grandson from airport after i finish comments

RITZVILLE ACTION
Super sunny weather great for railfanning.
Awesome start with three EMD's leading a mega coal train.
The sun enhances the colorful intermodal trailers and containers.
Unit Of The Day is BNSF #9095, leading the way and the day.

HISTORIC TRACTION
22 - A hot day as driver has all the vents open on that Mack.

Thanks for the awesome lead-off and all the other goodies you posted.
Always appreciate you work.

ALLEN

Saw that scene a lot during that era. Thanks for the look back
—Mac

Ritzville Wrote:
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> 21. San Francisco Muni PCC 1125 and company
> outside Subway construction near Mint and Church
> and Duboce in the early 1970's. Alan Weeks photo.

Good trains with NS working as DPU. I noted big shadows in this series. It looks sun rising time.

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Pedro Rezende
Vespasiano MG,
https://youtube.com/c/minasgeraisrailways1

Thanks Allen for your early arrival interesting reviews and other fascinating comments. Safe trip to the airport! Thanks Mac for your comments, I ran streetcars thru that construction construction area, it could put you behind schedule. Thanks Pedro for your comments. Those are sundown shadows. Much appreciated to you all!

Larry



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/23 18:16 by Ritzville.

Both 19 & 20 show cars that survived and continue today at the Southern California Railway Museum in
Perris, CA.

The 1801 is seen in No 19 at the passenger shelter that was adjacent to the 'outbound local' main track at
Watts. Final dedicated service to Watts ended on November 2, 1959 and the 1801 was sold to Orange
Empire Trolley Museum in March, 1960.

The 1450 is at the 'loop' at W 8th St and Western Ave that was built in September 1958 to facilitate turning of
LAMTA's single ended PCC's, one of which we see next to the 1450, about to continue on what had been
the 'outbound' track prior to the building of the loop. It will make the complete turn-around, rejoining the prior
existing tracks in the vicinity of the overhead trolley wires in the background.

I wonder how LARy/LATL/LAMTA described their double tracks---were they as neighbor Pacific Electric did; 'outbound'
and 'inbound' or some other method? 

Charlie



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 03/23/23 22:53 by cewherry.

Good stuff as usual, Larry, thanks for posting.  Not only an all EMD consist on the coal train, but all AC power, which is a radical concept in Ritzville.  Well, there are some C4-P4's but still, all AC!  

Nick Tahralson,
Marion, IA

Thanks Charlie on your interesting classroom on Western and 8th with the 1450 and the 1801 activity and that they survived in Perris, CA. Thanks Nick for your always interesting comments. Much appreciated to you both!

Larry